1. Current status of export of traditional Chinese medicine products
Traditional Chinese medicine products include Chinese medicinal materials, plant extracts and proprietary Chinese medicines. From 1996 to 1999, the export of traditional Chinese medicine products declined for four consecutive years. In 1996, the total export of traditional Chinese medicine products was US$685 million. In 1999, it dropped to US$506 million, a decrease of 26.1%. In 2000, the export of traditional Chinese medicine products showed a turn for the better. The annual export volume was US$550 million, a year-on-year increase of 9.5%, ending the four consecutive years of decline in the export of traditional Chinese medicine products. However, in 2001, the export of traditional Chinese medicine products declined again, with an amount of US$447 million, a decrease of 18.7% from the previous year. Compared with 1996, the decline was even greater, reaching 34.7, indicating a grim export situation. Entering 2002, the export of traditional Chinese medicine products has undergone gratifying changes. From January to June, the export of traditional Chinese medicine products was US$410 million, which was close to the export level of last year.
(1) Export of Chinese medicinal materials
Before 2002, Chinese medicinal materials accounted for the largest proportion of total exports of Chinese medicinal products, accounting for more than 2/3.
Plant extracts and Chinese patent medicines account for 1/3. The export of Chinese patent medicines with high technical content and high added value has not achieved a fundamental breakthrough, and its proportion ranks last among the exports of Chinese medicine products. Entering 2002, the export of traditional Chinese medicine products has undergone major changes. The proportion of traditional Chinese medicinal materials has dropped to 1/3 of the total exports of traditional Chinese medicine. The export of plant extracts and proprietary Chinese medicines has experienced great growth, accounting for 2/3.
The proportion of exports of Chinese herbal medicines has been declining significantly. In 1996, the export volume of Chinese herbal medicines was US$504 million, accounting for 73.6% of the total exports of traditional Chinese medicine products that year. By 2001, the total export volume of Chinese herbal medicines was US$275 million. , accounting for 61.4, a decrease of 12.2 percentage points. From January to June 2002, the export value of traditional Chinese medicinal materials was US$142 million, accounting for 34.8% of the total traditional Chinese medicine products. Compared with the proportion in the whole year of 2001, it dropped by 26.6%. In recent years, the reasons for the continued decline in the export of Chinese herbal medicines are: the increase in abnormal exports, disorderly competition among companies, and mutual price reduction, which has affected the export of Chinese herbal medicines; affected by the Asian financial crisis, the import demand for Chinese herbal medicines in Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia is not strong. wait.
In 2000, the export of Chinese herbal medicines rebounded slightly, benefiting from the rebound in demand for Chinese herbal medicines from Southeast Asia, Japan, South Korea, etc., especially the strong recovery of the Korean market, which was the most important driving force for the growth of China's exports of Chinese herbal medicines. First, at the same time, the increase in the export price of some Chinese medicinal materials has played a certain role in the increase in export volume.
(2) Export of Chinese patent medicines
After four consecutive years of decline, exports of Chinese patent medicines have continued to grow since 2000. In 1996, the total export volume was US$115 million, accounting for In 2000, exports of proprietary Chinese medicines rebounded, with annual exports reaching US$91 million, an increase of 15.2% over the previous year, but still US$24 million lower than in 1996. In 2001, the export volume of proprietary Chinese medicines was US$96 million, a year-on-year increase of 5.5%. From January to June 2002, the export volume of proprietary Chinese medicines was US$182 million, almost twice the export volume of the previous year.
The proportion of exports of Chinese patent medicines to the exports of traditional Chinese medicine products has changed significantly. It was 16.7 in 1996 and 44.7 from January to June 2002, an increase of 28 percentage points. This shows that Chinese patent medicines are gradually becoming the main force in the export of Chinese medicine products in my country.
From 1996 to 1999, the export of proprietary Chinese medicines continued to decline mainly due to the significant reduction in imports from Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia and other countries affected by the Asian financial crisis. After 2000, the reason why the export of Chinese patent medicines rebounded was that the export of cooling oil and Pien Tze Huang in Chinese patent medicines increased significantly, and the rising demand in Southeast Asia, Japan, and South Korea brought about a substantial increase in export volume.
(3) Export of plant extracts
From 1996 to 2000, the export of plant extracts has always shown a slight growth trend. In 1996, the export volume was US$67 million, accounting for 10% of the total of traditional Chinese medicine products. In 2000, the export volume was 114 million US dollars, and its proportion in exports increased to 20.6, an increase of 10.9 percentage points compared with 1996. In 2001, exports experienced a sharp decline again, with exports amounting to US$78 million. From January to June 2002, the export volume increased significantly, with an amount of US$84 million, exceeding the export volume of the previous year, accounting for 20.6, showing a good development momentum. The reasons for the continued growth of plant extracts are: the increasing demand for plant extracts from countries around the world, especially Europe and the United States; the production cost of plant extracts in China is lower, the quality is improved, and the competitiveness is enhanced.
2. Characteristics of the export of traditional Chinese medicine products
(1) The export quantity of traditional Chinese medicine products increases and the unit price decreases
While the export quantity of traditional Chinese medicine products increases year by year, Another grim fact that must arouse our high vigilance is that the export prices of traditional Chinese medicine products are generally on a downward trend. Although the unit prices of Chinese patent medicines and plant extracts have increased in individual years, they have not fundamentally changed the export prices of traditional Chinese medicine products. Downtrend.
1. The export quantity of Chinese medicinal materials increased and the price dropped
In 1996, the export quantity of Chinese medicinal materials was 213,327 tons, and the unit price was US$2,361/ton. In 2001, 283,140 tons were exported, an increase of 69,813 tons or 32.73% over 1996. However, the total export value dropped by 54.51%, and the unit price was only US$970/ton, a decrease of 58.92% over 1996. 2002
From January to June, the export unit price dropped further to 929 US dollars/ton, which was another 4.23 decrease from the previous year.
2. The export price of plant extracts has always been unstable, with an overall downward trend
In 1996, the unit export price of plant extracts was US$8,799/ton, and the whole year** *Exported 5584 tons. The unit export price in 2001 was US$8,663/ton, and the annual export volume was 8,932 tons. The unit price dropped by 1.55% compared with 1996. From January to June 2002, the unit export price was US$8,222/ton, a decrease of 5.09 from the previous year, indicating that the export competition of plant extracts is very fierce.
3. The export quantity and export price of Chinese patent medicine products have shown a downward trend in most years
In 1996, the export quantity of Chinese patent medicine products was 18,708 tons, and the export price per unit product was US$7,561/ton. , the export quantity in 2001 was 12,395 tons, but the unit export price was 7,705 US dollars/ton, a decrease of 33.75 and 19.05 US dollars respectively from 1996. From January to June 2002, the export volume of Chinese patent medicines increased significantly, reaching 79,260 tons, but the unit export price was only US$2,295/ton, a decrease of 70.25% from the previous year. (2) The export of traditional Chinese medicine products is mainly raw materials, and the export amount of a single variety is not large
By analyzing the statistical data from 1996 to January to June 2002, it can be seen that the raw materials (plant extracts) and Chinese herbal medicines) have always accounted for more than 80% of the total exports of traditional Chinese medicine products, while proprietary Chinese medicines with certain technical content only account for about 1/5 of the total exports of traditional Chinese medicine products. In 1996, exports of extracts and traditional Chinese medicinal materials accounted for 83.2% of the export value of traditional Chinese medicine products, while exports of proprietary Chinese medicines accounted for only 16.8%. From January to June 2002, exports of extracts and Chinese medicinal materials accounted for 79.4% of the export value of traditional Chinese medicine products, while exports of proprietary Chinese medicines accounted for only 20.6%.
There are thousands of export varieties of traditional Chinese medicine products, but the export value of a single variety is not large. According to customs statistics, from 1996 to January to June 2002, there were only 5 products worth more than 10 million US dollars. , and individual vintages for some varieties are below $10 million. Since 1996, the largest exports of traditional Chinese medicine products include ginseng, fresh royal jelly and its products, American ginseng, licorice and its products, ginger, cinnamon, unlisted medicinal materials, cordyceps, other plant extracts, bitter almonds, Pien Tze Huang, cooling oil, and others. Among these types of Chinese patent medicines, only two products, ginseng and cooling oil, have actually exported more than 10 million US dollars for a single type for many years.
(3) The export market of traditional Chinese medicine products is concentrated in Asia
The traditional market for the export of traditional Chinese medicine products is mainly Asia, and its market export share has always accounted for more than 60%. Exports to the European market exceeded US$100 million in 1997, reaching US$125 million, accounting for 18.9% of exports of traditional Chinese medicine products. However, exports to the European market fell sharply in 1998, reaching only US$32 million, a decrease of 74.3%. There was a big rebound in 1999 and 2000, and exports declined again in 2001. From January to June 2002, the export volume increased again, and the amount was close to the entire export volume of the previous year. However, the proportion of total exports of traditional Chinese medicine products has always been on a downward trend. From January to June 2002, it was only 11.05, which was 7.84 percentage points lower than the proportion of exports of traditional Chinese medicine products in 1997. Exports of traditional Chinese medicine products to the U.S. market were US$75 million in 1997, reaching US$91 million in 1998, and then declined for three consecutive years, reaching US$52 million in 2001. The proportion of exports in 1997 was 11.3, and in 2001, the proportion was 11.68. From January to June 2002, the export volume to the United States reached 61 million US dollars, exceeding the total export volume to the United States in the previous year, and the proportion increased to 15.
The reason for the rapid growth of exports to the U.S. market is that the side effects of Western medicine are becoming increasingly obvious, the world’s craze for returning to nature is increasing, and the demand for natural botanical medicines is increasing. Therefore, the export of plant extracts to the United States continues to grow. Increase.
1. Characteristics of the export of traditional Chinese medicine products to the Asian market
Among the traditional Chinese medicine products exported to Asia, Chinese medicinal materials and Chinese patent medicines are the main ones. In 1997, exports of Chinese medicinal materials to Asia were US$325 million, accounting for 69.3% of the total exports of Chinese medicinal materials; exports of Chinese patent medicines were US$95 million, accounting for 77.3% of the total exports of Chinese patent medicines. Exports of Chinese medicinal materials to Europe and the United States were US$130 million, accounting for 28.3% of the total exports of Chinese medicinal materials, and exports of Chinese patent medicines were US$13 million, accounting for 11.5% of the total exports of Chinese patent medicines. In 2001, exports of Chinese medicinal materials to Asia further increased, accounting for 79.36% of exports of Chinese medicinal materials, an increase of 9.98 percentage points, while exports of Chinese patent medicines accounted for 75.83%, a decrease of 3.97 percentage points compared with 1999. From January to June 2002, exports of Chinese medicinal materials to Asia accounted for 81.91% of the total exports of Chinese medicinal materials.
2. The export markets of plant extracts are mainly European and American markets
The main export markets of plant extracts are Europe and the United States. In 1996, exports to Europe were US$12 million, and exports to the United States were US$27 million, accounting for 18.1 and 40.6 of total extract exports respectively. The two totaled US$39 million, accounting for 58.9, and to Asia. Exports were US$26 million, accounting for 38.7%. In 2001, the export of plant extracts to Europe and the United States dropped significantly. Exports to Europe were US$15 million, accounting for 19.85% of the exports of extracts that year, an increase of US$03 million compared with 1996. Exports to the United States were basically flat. From January to June 2002, exports to Europe and the United States increased slightly, while exports to Asia increased significantly.
3. Japan, Hong Kong, and the United States rank among the top export markets for traditional Chinese medicine products
In recent years, Japan, Hong Kong, and the United States have ranked among the top three export markets for traditional Chinese medicine products. . For example, in 1997, exports to Japan were US$176 million, accounting for 26.6% of the total exports that year, exports to Hong Kong were US$158 million, accounting for 23.9%, exports to the United States were US$75 million, accounting for 1.13%, and the three totaled US$408 million. , accounting for 61.0% of the total exports of traditional Chinese medicine products that year. From January to June 2002, exports to Japan were US$97 million, accounting for 23.8% of the total exports in the first half of 2002, exports to Hong Kong were US$96 million, accounting for 23.6%, exports to the United States were US$61 million, accounting for 15.0%, and the three together accounted for 62.4%. Japan Imports from the , Hong Kong and US markets account for more than 2/3 of China's total exports of traditional Chinese medicine products, making them important export markets for China.